General Correspondence: P.O. Box 1615, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Street Address: Queanbeyan Railway Station, Henderson Rd, Queanbeyan Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-3pm Bookings Phone: (02) 6284 2790   Facsimile: (02) 6284 2791 Email: trains@trains.org.au

Our Team of Volunteers

Helping to run a railway

The ARHS encourages people of all ages to consider becoming an active volunteer with our Canberra-based railway.

There is a wide range of activities which keeps our trains running and our museum open – they require a variety of technical and non-technical skills and support.

For example, our volunteers provide train crews (including drivers, guards and car conductors), locomotive and passenger car maintenance and preparation teams, museum guides, and track maintenance crews.

Where appropriate, training is provided. Where safeworking skills are required, our training is accredited with rail safety authorities.

Volunteer participation

More than 100 volunteers are actively involved in the rail operations of the Society.

We encourage anyone with a railway interest at heart to become involved.

Often volunteers join and try out some of the tasks before finding their own niche within the hundreds of on-going activities.

No matter what qualifications a volunteer may bring to the Society, there are activities available which are both rewarding and of tremendous value to the Society and the wider community.

Even where the Society already has someone performing some unique or specialised task, no offer of assistance is rejected.

The following is a list (in no particular order) of just some of the skills needed to run the Society:

Train operations Loco drivers (steam, diesel, rail motor) Shunters Signalmen Guards Track crew Fettlers (people maintaining railway track) Vegetation control crew Bridge repairers Carriage maintenance Electricians (240v AC, 24v DC) Plumbers Cleaners (museum, carriages) Handymen and women Loco/carriage restoration Carpenters Painters Boiler makers Welders Curtain makers Upholsterers

Passenger services Car conductors Train managers Museum staff Counter staff Tour guides Gardeners Miscellaneous needs Librarians Bricklayers Journalists Drafting skills Tour planners Archivists/historians Ticket agency staff Builders Accountants Graffiti removers Secretarial skills Signwriters Management skills Stock control, inventory management

To find out more, or to become involved, we invite you to visit Canberra Railway Museum on a Saturday or Sunday (1pm-4pm), tell the counter staff you are interested in volunteering, and take a tour of the museum and rail yard. Based on your area(s) of interest, we will put you in touch with a member to help you get involved.

There are further benefits available to those volunteers who take out membership of the Society. For details, see Membership of the ARHS (ACT).